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The Beach

By Alex Garland

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| eBook | 9780141941448

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Book Description

Late at night in a seedy hotel, Richard is drawn into a strange conversation with a fellow guest. Through a narrow strip of mosquito netting he hears for the first time of a secret beach, and island Garden of Eden hidden somewhere in the scattered islands of a Thai marine park. The next morning, RicContinue

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L'ultima spiaggia - The Beach

Richard è un ragazzo inglese amante dell'avventura. In vacanza a Bangkok, nell'albergo in cui si trova, viene svegliato di notte dal vicino di stanza ubriaco, che gli parla di una misteriosa spiaggia. Il giorno seguente Richard trova una mappa attacc ... (read full critics)

Qlibri published on Mon, 29 Nov 2010

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Less than two years after the publication of Alex Garland’s first novel, The Beach, one of cinema’s most fashionable young directors (Danny Boyle) and its most adored male star (Leonardo Di Caprio) are about to make a film version of it, a remarkable ... (read full critics)

lrb published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

5 Reviews

Fascinating and extremely disturbing. A very well-written novel, amazing for a first-timer!

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sid_rw said on Mar 22, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

i read it ages before watching the movie. <br />i really liked it, there's a thrill in it that never fades, but always grows. i could not stop reading it! and, by the way, i think the movie is very good, as well :D

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Chiara L'Onironauta said on Sep 2, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

Page-turning

I loved this novel. It reminded me the way we travelled in the 60s-70s. Do travellers still exist?

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Federico Bussi said on Feb 24, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Fascinating story

Liked the book. Fascinated writing with enough tension to keep you reading on and on.
It's a while ago when I read this one, but still I know the redline of the story. I watched the movie after reading the book but was dissapointed by the number of missing details described in the book.
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Liked the book. Fascinated writing with enough tension to keep you reading on and on.
It's a while ago when I read this one, but still I know the redline of the story. I watched the movie after reading the book but was dissapointed by the number of missing details described in the book.
I would recommend this book to all travelers and backpackers.

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Ozute said on Sep 3, 2006 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback